special ed students who was shot was outraged. >> they did not call and let me know that my job was shot. -- my child was shot. >> the mother did not want to be identified. she said her son was lucky. shot six times in the lower extremities in the incident, but he was able to get out of the hospital today. she said he had been complaining to her about the shooter for six weeks. >> she said he is a jerk, he interrupts the class all the time. >> he left the building, came back at the end of the school, came back and shot her son after a brief argument as to is trying to board a school bus. he said security should have stepped in during the argument.d shooter was arraigned at d.c. superior court this afternoon. the school system defended security, saying when the shooting occurred, the school security staff contacted the mpb immediatelyed quickly

and appropriately to lock down the building and ensure there are no additional industries. according to court papers the police all smothers running from the school and chased him down. smothers reportedly told him he routinely kept a gun near the school, but he did not like the victim because the victim thought he was "all that." again, the victim is out of the hospital today. he was shot in the hips, legs, and buttocks as he run -- as he ran from the gun wielding smothers. >> prince george's county police have busted a phony iphone ring. they say a father and son were selling fake iphone that looked pretty good from far away, but up close and in use, there were far from the real thing. brad bell has the details tonight. >> this is one of the phone boxes. you can see it really looks

like an apple box. you pull the phone out, it looks real, but it does not feel real though. when we show the phone around the same parking lot where people were fooled. in the glare and rush of a public parking lot, it would be easy to be fooled, until you take a closer look. it is hard to tell the real phone from a fake from the back but when you turn them around, the difference is obvious. this is the real phone. you can see the screen is vibrant. the fake phone is dull and glory. >> $20 worth of plastic and jump. the special enforcement squad arrested father and son team daniel and harold parker after they sold one to a detective for $120.

the men are not currently locked up, but there was no answer when we knocked on parker's scapolite store today. >> i cannot afford an iphone period but for $250 i probably would have bought it. then i would have been really angry. >> i would not pay somebody in a parking lot for anything. >> he says he has never seen a lot of these counterfeit bonds certainly not stolen ones. if you are going to buy something in a parking lot, is either stolen or fake. brad bell, abc 7 news. >> sometimes it is what you think it is. the medical examiner has down that remains found along the railroad tracks last night are

not human. hundreds of commuters were stuck for more than an hour while buses were brought in to get into their final destinations. >> now to a much more pleasant topic this afternoon, another beautiful weather day out there. it is not too soon to start keeping an eye on the weekend. >> it is never too soon. >> let's put it this way. oday and at about 5 degrees to it and you have tomorrow forecast. things start to change a bit saturday. looking out across the teddy roosevelt bridge into the city, blue skies and justice scattering of cloudiness. the skies will clear out tonight and it will get chilly. 43 in frederick in gaithersburg 54 in the nation's capital, 60

in annapolis. what is going to happen for the nighttim hours, the numbers will drop, but it will be three or four degrees milder than last night. 77 in frederick 76 in fredericksburg 72 in lexington park. we will slowly drop into the mid-60's and cool overnight, 52- 59. we will take care of the weather for you for the last full day of summer in of the minutes in the studio. >> a death connected to a medical spot in maryland is prompting state health officials now to take action. the first person got an infection after having liposuction at a medspa in timonium.

>> cosmetic surgery centers in maryland should be licensed. currently they are not because the idea is doctors performing these procedures already have a license. monarch medspa in timonium shutdown after three people suffered from infection from a bacteria and one of them died. these women are shocked about the deaths. they work in a store a couple of doors down. >> i did not know you had to have a license to do that. >> because of this incident, health officials told us they are looking for ways to regulate and monitor these types of facilities, which also do breast implants and tummy tucks. >> liposuction surgery, and i certainly would not do it in a spot.

-- in a spa. the company told the baltimore sun its primary concern is for the safety and well-being of all our patience and we extend our deepest sympathy to the deceased patients family. no word on how long investigation will take. >> we are trying to look at a possible source of infection. >> for the women back at the frame shop, after hearing all the details, they are not so sure beauty is always worth it. >> an operation is always risky no matter what it is. >> the company says they have performed thousands of procedure safely over the years. >> an emotional day as families and friends said their goodbyes at a funeral for 18-year-old markel ross. family and friends say he was a

good kid and i cannot believe that someone would kill him. no arrests have been made in the case. >> a heated day on the campaign trail in what is sure to be one of the most watched, most important senate races in the entire country. former governor george allen and tim kaine faced off in a debate today. scott spoke to both men. next came into the debate from a drastically different landscape. for months, washington post polls show them tight. new numbers of tim kaine up by eight points. they did not waste any time going after each other today. >> that is not what is going to take to fix washington. >> we work together. they have publicly stated how we work together on issues. >> in a place where there are so

few undecided virginia voters former governors allen and tim kaine are divided on taxes. >> lower taxes create more jobs. folks are earning as little as $17,000 a year. >> they are polar opposites on everything from medicare to marriage. >> marriage should be between one man and one woman. >> relationship should be treated equally under law. >> allen stayed on. bringing almost every argument back to jobs even when asked about gay rights are how to when women voters. >> women, mothers that i talk to, whether they are married or unmarried, care about jobs and the economy. >> women are more than half of this economy. >> even the fallout is up for

debate. >> who would be undecided now? people tell me and they know george allen. >> both sides are denouncing them. george allen said democrats were part of the survey. >> 2012 coverage continues tonight at 6:00. president obama and mitt romney spent time in another battleground state. that is all coming up tonight at 6:00. >> we have some breaking news coming in right now from the district. there is a shooting in southeast washington last night that may have a connection to the 2010 murderher brian debts. >> we have just attended a press conference out there with the metropolitan police. they gave a little more information on this crime that happened last night. here is video from the scene of the crime.

it happened on the 4200 block of first street se last night. we are told the two would be robbers came up to a man who lives in an apartment there and forced their way into his apartment as the victim was driving home. at some point inside the apartment, the victim and the two robbers got into a struggle. a gun went off and one of the would-be robbers was shot. the other one escape, according to police. the one who was shot is identified with 21-year-old joe johnson, which is a name that was connected with the very notorious murder case here a couple of years ago. it involved the murder of a popular principle who lived in silver spring after betts had talked to the men on a chat line. they came to his house and attempted to rob him. joe johnson, the man who died, is not the one who was responsible for pulling the trigger in that case.

he pled guilty as an accessory to first-degree murder and his fingerprints were found in brian betts' home that night. this afternoon he is deceased. we are told he was one of two would-be robbers in this department in the southeast. at some point during the struggle, he was shot by the would-be victim. police said they cannot comment on whether any charges will be coming against the would-be victim. they say they are still investigating. >> coming up, the progress at arlington national cemetery. >> and microwave popcorn make you sick? according to one lawsuit, it can.

i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. christie: i do the laundry, i pay the bills, i make sure my kids are fed and rested and healthy. female vo: moms like christie would be setched even more under mitt romney.y. to fund his tax cuts for millionaires romney could take away middle class deductions for child care, home mortgages and college tuition. christie: mitt romney, he's so focused on big business and tax cuts for the wealthy... it seems like his answers to middle-class america are just...tough...tough luck. >> you just saw katie couric talking about the murder of

yeardley love at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. >> it was not on our radar at all. we never thought it was possible to happen. >> george huguely was convicted of second-degree murder and is now in prison. >> it was a murder that gripped this area and also made dating violence a huge headline. >> just to give you an idea, one in five girls and high schools that have been victims of dating violence. but it occurs at all ages. i want you to meet one brave lawman who got out before it was too late. -- one brave woman. >> he was a very charming, very intelligent guy and he does seem to be the ideal person. >> rebecca said her new boyfriend was great at first but when she caught him in a

lie, things began to change. >> he had a list of people he forbade me to call or get in touch with. >> it escalated into abuse. >> he would yell with his fists held down, but your right -- but like yelling at me. >> did you ever say, this guy is dangerous, i've got to get out of here? >> i really love him. i felt that he had had such a terrible childhood that maybe i could help him. >> he never physically hurt her but rebecca lost a lot of weight and went on anti-anxiety drugs. >> he started punching walls and tables and a friend of mine witness that. she said there is a very fine

line. >> it is about power and control. >> experts say abusers typically blame the victim while exerting more and more control. >> checking where they are everyday or physical and sexual abuse. >> yeardley love died at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, george huguely, last year. rebecca said she escapes, went to police, got a restraining order, and changed the locks. >> are you still afraid? >> i am still afraid, yes. i am very, very lucky, and forever grateful. >> rebecca and authorities both say if you have a friend in an abusive dating situation, keep trying to talk them, warn them, in a loving manner. don't stop, they say.

every county has free an anonymous services for victims and abusers. they can change, too, if they get help. >> on a different note, the the space shuttle endeavour is on the last leg of its final flight. the shuttle landed at edwards air force base in california seconds ago on top of modified jumbo jet. it is headed to the california science center in los angeles where it will go on display. earlier today it flew over tucson arizona, in honor of congress woman gabrielle giffords. >> we had that year, and it was incredible. >> it looks like we'll have one little bump in the road saturday evening. the daytime will be good for an outdoor stuff.

the beautiful colors and hikes clouds all across the region. comfortably dry, warm air in the mid-7's around the area. right now, 75 is the latest in alexandria. the southerly breeze at 5 reported right now. 74 right now at reagan national. just a few degrees above the average high for late september. as we get to the evening hours we will see the temperatures drop pretty quickly into the 60's after sunset and into the 50's overnight. as we get for the next couple of days, the air mass is coming from down here in the tennessee valley. may be around 80 degrees. on saturday we will get a push of warm air i have a cold front.

at the moment, it is very pleasant down at that coast. a cold front up to the north and west. a stronger one will be moving in our direction by saturday evening. clear skies tonight. here is the futurecast, a picture of what is going to happen in the next couple of days. sunshine tomorrow and nearer 80. saturday we will get a push of southwesterly winds. the front will come through saturday evening. a chance of scattered showers and may be an isolated thunderstorm. the front will come across the appalachians causing the showers and storms. sunday color with highs only in the lower 70's.

tomorrow, sunny, warm, 79-83. officially the last full day of summer tomorrow, and as we get into saturday, the vernal equinoxes with fall officially beginning. early next week, the first seven days look pretty good to me. check out the latest forecast starting tomorrow morning at 4: 30. we welcome jacqui to our weather team. >> will be watching her. thank you. >> coming up, find out who are the most talented business women in america.

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>> had yet aired of popcorn -- have you ever heard of popcorn lung disease?

>> when we first met wang in 2007, the colorado man was an with his popcorn snacks. that was the case for 10 years until his doctors diagnosed him with a rare disease, popcorn long. watson says he now has only about 53% lung capacity. >> very small airways become blocked with scar tissue and inflammation. >> it is found in plant workers exposed to the ingredient used to give popcorn that buttery taste. watson said the company -- sued the company saying that the popcorn was dangerous. >> they rolled the dice, and they lost. >> a jury agreed, even though

defense attorneys argued that it stemmed from working with carpet chemicals. he was awarded damages totaling $7.2 million. it plans on giving the money to charity. one thing he will not be doing is buying microwave popcorn. >> i hardly ever eat popcorn anymore. occasionally we will pop some on the stove the old fashioned way. >> the popcorn maker told a local tv station it was disappointed in the jury's decision. the supermarket chain plans to appeal the judgment. >> still to come, a parking tickets, but not from a city parking official. the question is, is it legitimate, and driver still have to pay it?

>> it has been to a year since arlington national cemetery was under fire for a mislabeled gravestones and mismanagement. >> the new report is out on the cemetery's progress over these last two years. suzanne has more on what the new inspector general's report found. >> 400,000 men and women are laid to rest here until recently there was a great deal of uncertainty about where each one of them was buried. now the new report said significant progress has been made. the pentagon inspector general's report released today indicates a complete about-face when it comes to operations at arlington national cemetery. two years ago, the burial ground was mired in mismanagement which included misidentified

graves. now has been transformed. that is a big relief to this colorado woman who has several members serve for family here, including her mother who was very judge yesterday. >> it is the fiduciary responsibility that they have. >> it includes his in geospatial technology and efforts to verify names and dates. >> they said it, but i don't know if that is accurate. i am wondering how we got to be so egregious in the first place. >> visitors with no connection to the cemetery are glad to hear of the changes. >> i am glad for the families.

i think it is a great thing. >> 8400 gravesite still need to be verified but the report says this facility announced that -- set the standard across the country. >> we turn to our top stories this evening. the mother of a special ed students who was shot outside coolidge high school said she is angry. she tells us the school did not call her after he was shot yesterday. court documents say that the alleged shooter went to an alley where he had a gun hidden and returned and shot the victim six times before he was released from the hospital today. >> bridge george's county are trying to -- police are trying to find out how many people were affected by a fake iphone

scammed. dannell and harold parker were selling fake i phones for $120. >> we have learned that a robbery suspect shot and killed in southeast washington is one of the men charged in a 2010 shooting of a d.c. school principal. joe johnson served 18 months in jail in connection with that murder. police are looking for the second person involved in that robbery. >> i talked to diane sawyer about what we can expect at 6:30. i understand you have some big news about jobs to share with us. >> we do, alison. is great to talk to you again. this is great news for made in america. we have been tracking in talking to companies that are bringing jobs back home to

america. we will tell everyone aware and which ones tonight. >> we have all been thinking about robin roberts and following her journey. you have some news about her tonight. >> we do indeed. this is a new day for merkel. she has even called it a new kind of bird they as she received her bone marrow transplant -- a new kind of bird they, as she received her bone marrow transplant. >> we will see you shortly. you can watch those stories and more tonight on world news right after abc 7 news at 6:00. >> an elementary school in the northeast will be allowed to keep 37 classroom pets that regulators have been trying to remove. that had been ordered to get the animals out of the classroom there, saying they were not in accordance with city animal possession laws. new legislation let the school

keep the animals. the mayor says he is expected to sign it. a ymca was closed after an early morning fire that broke out on the side of a building. $50,000 in damage was done to the outside of the building. the cause is now under investigation. no one was hurt. the ymca has not said how long it will be closed down. >> this is 395 south, looking solid toward duke street. traveling the inner loop of the beltway near 66 there is a crash blocking the right lane. some additional delays as you work your way past 270 over toward university boulevard.

a report of accident activity at georgia avenue north of university boulevard at around blue ridge avenue. another accident in northern montgomery county. that is the latest, back to you. >> still ahead people on the outside will not understand the conditions that we had. >> three good reasons to go to the movies this weekend.

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>> three new and very different movies are out in theaters this week. >> or that all worth seeing is the question. art campbell joins us with his reviews. >> this week we get a lot of real good stuff. new movies in glued clint

eastwood's latest and a stunner of a cop movie called "end of watch." patrolling south central told reality tv style, danger comes in a flash. a chance encounter with the drug cartel turns horrific. "end of what"atch" is a stunner. philip seymour hoffman plays the 1950's spiritualist, jouquin phoenix is his co-star. clint eastwood scouts for the

atlanta braves in "trouble with a curve." eastwood fans will find this comfortable. >> like a bedroom slipper, that kind of comfortable. i hope you have a nice weekend. i like that cop movie. >> can you clarify "the master" for me? i cannot figure out what it is about. >> the movie is as comfortable as a chair. [laughter] >> they are business savvy and they have made their way to the

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failing american workers. i'm mittomney and i approve this message.

>> a parking ticket in d.c. is nothing new but one is causing controversy. >> the ticket was not issued by the city are police, it was issued by colonial parking garage. >> the question is, can a private company issue a parking ticket? this company says it can. did you have to pay? >> new apartments and new stores, complete with indoor and outdoor parking for a fee. it is it is issuing the tickets here that is raising eyebrows. this parking violation caused a stir. they said they'd parked their car in an outdoor space to run into cvs. it was issued by colonial

parking garage. the dreier brad -- the driver asked, is this even legal? >> it is the job of the police, not private companies. >> readers wrote, it sounds like an attempt to weasel a few more dollars out of people by using peer. so what is the deal? the $25 tickets as the violation happened on a public main street, gives a deadline for payment, and three different ways to pay. we spoke with an owner at rhode island road who says it is not a citation, is a fee for violating private parking rules and if not paid, it will show up as an unpaid item on your credit report. >> how is colonial parking able to pack your address information

from your license plate-mark kohen? >> teaming up with local leaders to help fight cancer. among those at the check presentation were 13-year-old c.j. george who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of nine. he and other cancer patients put their hand prints on the canvas. >> my dreams, prayer, and hoax have all changed dramatically. -- and hopes have all changed dramatically. >> georgetown university

hospital and the national cancer institute's pediatric oncology unit are among those receiving assistance. >> fortune is out with a list of the most powerful women in america. ginni rometty has climbed to the top of that power list. if you'd like to see the rest of the list, go to wjla.com. >> let's see what is coming up. >> let's go to gordon peterson live in the newsroom with a look ahead. >> tonight at 6:00, mitt romney is still trying to get away from that 47%, and he made last may. but the president and mitt romney are reaching out for the hispanic vote. travel troubles for a lot of people heading somewhere by air.

we'll talk about why hundreds of flights have been delayed across the country and hundreds more may be in trouble in the coming days. we'll see you in a few minutes at 6:00. >> no problems with the weather and flights in this area. >> back-to-school night on primetime. teachers take to the obstacle course as didn't watch. -- ask students watch. >> that had to hurt. that is not nice to do to those teachers.

>> it looks terrific out there no slipping and sliding. temperatures dropping in to the 60's overnight. right now, 74 at reagan national airport, 75 in fredericksburg. a couple of spots at 49, but most everybody in the 50's by early tomorrow morning. a pretty good warmup for midday highs near 80 degrees. mid-80's on saturday, and fall officially begins at 10:49 in the morning. we could have some showers and thundershowers by evening. cooler weather sunday and through good portion of next week. an invitation this weekend in

sterling to an open house, lots of cool stuff about how forecasts are made. it will be a fun day. >> another history making opportunity for the national. they can clinch the first playoff spot and have had in 31 years against the dodgers tonight. there has been a lot of talk about the comeback last night but even more about this play. the run should not have counted. the umpires never saw the runner and blew the call. the run counted and they lose by one. >> when they get out of position another should be in a

better position to give you help. we are humans and we make mistakes and they are willing to live with them rather than get it right. >> a horrendous call and game changer. arquette tonight, reminiscent of willie mays. a sensational spectacular special grab by bryce harper. look at this catch. the redskins are the early favorite over the bengals on sunday in the redskins home opener. with higher scores, the home team getting an extra point in the odds. robert griffin iii continues to grow every day. he seems to get more comfortable and more confident. we asked him about the nfl a learning curve. how are you doing?

>> after two weeks, we are pretty much acclimated to the league. not necessarily ready for everything but we felt in the steelers' game, i think you can tell after the first two games. the next learning curve will be the playoffs. for right now, we just have to take one game at a time.

>> today the president made it official. the sea will be represented with a statue in the capital. >> it has been a long time coming -- the sea will be represented with the statute in the -- d.c. will be represented with a statue in the capitol. >> inside the u.s. capitol every state has to statues on this place -- on display.

>> are historical place here in the united states. >> after years of fighting for the same honor, the senate approved a measure to allow one historic statute a spot, the statue of abolitionist leader frederick douglass. >> we certainly want him to be at our nation's capital. i am glad to see that. >> the bronze statue is standing tall in downtown d.c. >> it is symbolic and a number of ways. >> just across the room is the statue of the man who planned the city of washington. >> right now there is no official date on when the statue will be moved to the capital visitor center. it will be inside emancipation hall. that is very special because back in 2007, emancipation hall

was named in honor of the slave who helped build the u.s. capitol. >> that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00 but stick around. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> life and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 6:00 on your side. >> good evening, once again. 37 days until the presidential election and polls show a tough fight for the candidates. >> both mitt romney and president obama are in the all important battleground state of florida. the president was taking his turn at a forum for latino voters. mitt romney is doing damage control after comments caught